When performing a SAS 9.4 migration and using the SAS Migration Utility (SMU) from a SAS 9.4M9 software order to create your migration package on Windows, a failure might occur. The output in Command Prompt might contain the error below:

FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed, processJavaStart failed

This problem occurs intermittently. 

Workaround

To resolve the problem, manually extract and run the SAS Migration Utility from the extracted directory. Follow these steps:

1. Extract the SAS Migration Utility Executable.
   • Use an extraction tool such as WinZip or 7-Zip to extract the contents of smu94_x64.exe.
   • Alternatively, rename the file by changing its extension from .exe to .zip and extract it using File Explorer.
   • This will produce a directory named sassmu4.
2. Navigate to the Extracted Directory.
   1. Open Command Prompt.
   2. Change the directory to the extracted sassmu4 folder.
3. Run the Utility.
   • Execute launchsmu_wx6.exe, passing in the same parameters that would have been used with smu94_x64.exe.

Completing these steps should enable the SAS Migration Utility to successfully create the migration package without encountering intermittent failure.